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IBM A4040-332 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | IBM |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | High Availability for AIX - Technical Support and Administration -v2 |
| Exam Number: | C4040-332 |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Exam Format: | Multiple-select, Multiple-choice |
| Certificate Validity Period: | 3 years |
| Exam Duration: | 90 minutes |
| Exam Price: | ~$200 USD (varies by region) |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60 |
| Related Certifications: | IBM Power Systems Technical Certifications |
| Passing Score: | 61% |
| Recommended Training: | IBM PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Training IBM PowerHA SystemMirror V7.x Documentation |
| Exam Registration: | IBM Certification Portal Pearson VUE Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Online proctored or in-person at authorized Pearson VUE / Prometric test centers |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; recommended 2–3 years hands-on experience with AIX and PowerHA SystemMirror |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://www.ibm.com/certify/exams/C4040-332 |
IBM A4040-332 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | 14% | - Storage and disk heartbeat problems - Resource group and failover issues - Cluster communication failures - Common configuration errors and resolution |
| Administration and Monitoring | 24% | - Log file analysis and management - Cluster startup, shutdown, and verification - Resource group movement and maintenance - Monitoring tools: clstat, cltopinfo, lssrc - Snapshot and configuration backup |
| Migration and Upgrades | 14% | - Rolling migration between PowerHA versions - AIX and PowerHA upgrade procedures - Post-migration validation |
| Planning and Design | 22% | - Network and storage planning - Virtualization environment considerations - Cluster architecture and concepts - Resource group and application dependency design |
| Installation and Configuration | 26% | - C-SPOC and centralized management - Cluster topology setup - PowerHA SystemMirror installation - Heartbeat and communication configuration - Resource group definition and management |
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- Planning and Design (22%)
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No formal prerequisites; recommended 2–3 years hands-on experience with AIX and PowerHA SystemMirror
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IBM Assessment: High Availability for AIX - Technical Support and Administration -v2 Sample Questions:
Based on the output below, what must be done for PowerHA to perform a successful forced varyon of volume groups?
- A. Mirror the VG and set inter-physical volume allocation policy to yes.
- B. Mirror hdisk3 and set logical partition on separate physical volume policy to maximum.
- C. Mirror the LVs and set each logical partition copy on separate physical volume to superstrict.
- D. Mirror the/db2 and set each logical partition copy on separate physical volume to strict.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
A PowerHA 6 cluster has missed too many heartbeats during a large disk write operation, and has triggered the deadman switch. Which tunable can help ensure that HA Cluster Manager continues to run?
- A. Asynchronous I/O and disk queue_depth
- B. Syncd frequency and asynchronous I/O
- C. I/O Pacing and asynchronous I/O
- D. I/O Pacing and syncd frequency
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
What is required when configuring a disk heartbeat device in a PowerHA 6 cluster?
- A. Must be on a shared data volume group disk
- B. Must be an enhanced concurrent volume group
- C. Must be a resource in a resource group for both nodes
- D. Must be on a shared disk dedicated for diskhb
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
A company is determining how they can use DLPAR operations within PowerHAto maximize the usage of their system. Which DLPAR attribute can be controlled through PowerHA?
- A. The LPAR CPU Shared Pool weighting required to start an application server
- B. The minimum and maximum virtual processors required to start an application server
- C. The physical I/O adapters that will need to move to an application server
- D. The minimum and desired processing units required to start an application server
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
9.12.4.11 9.12.4.13
!REQD!ALL 100.12.7.9
!REQD!ALL 100.12.7.10
Given the netmon.cf file above, a single-adapter configuration must recognize a network_down event if a node loses access to_______________:
- A. 9.124.11 AND 9.124.13
- B. 100.12.7.9 AND 100.12.7.10
- C. 9.124.11 OR 9.12.4.13
- D. 100.127.9OR 100.12 7.10
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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